Lecture capture technologies: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Teachers have been using lecture capture technologies for several years to record what happens in their classrooms and make it available to students digitally. In most cases, teachers are using video recording technology to capture their lectures. However, not all video technologies are created equal, according to Jerald D. Cole, Ed.D.

Jerry gave a run-down of lecture capture technologies he’s used in both online and traditional classes, ranging from GoToMeeting to Camtasia to ScreenFlow. He discussed methods for storing videos, including his favorite — Google Docs. Jerry also shared the steps of his lecture capture process, and went into what hardware would be required for several types of lecture capture software.
His presentation is great source to turn to if you’re looking for some solid technical advice on implementing or improving your lecture capture strategy. Take a listen, and as always, feel free to leave a comment with your own insight.

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Nowadays, there are always new technologies invented to make doing something as easy as possible. As this post summarizes, the new lecture capturing technologies allow professors to record their lectures and provide that as a resource to their students, which is not something new but it is easier now than it was before. We know that up-to-date technology is important, so we are constantly changing them hopefully to improve the quality.